Bow tie and method of making same



`Ian. 4, 1949. s. HEAD BOW TIE AND MTHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed July 14, 1947 JNVENfroR. SOL HEAD.

Arme/ff Patented Jan. 4, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIJQE BOW TIE AND METHOD'OF MAEINGSAME Sol Head, New York, N. Y.

Application July'14, 1947, Serial No. '760,785

4' Claims. l;

This invention'relates toimprovements in deccrative bows adaptable for wear on womens dresses, blouses and the like.

It is a generalobj ect; ofthe invention to provide a decorative ready-made-bow easily securable to and detachable from a garment at the neck portion thereof.

A further object of the inventionisfthe provision of a decorative bowof. theI character` described formed fromv asingle length-of material folded over atboth ends about an intermediate portion and partially` shaped to ybow.like.form by gathering. together the. central. portion of the folded bowbyA means of wire stitching or the like to facilitate mass production of the article.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a decorative bow having adjustably secured thereto a fastening clip having pivoted fastening elements which open and closeapai'r ofjaws for removably attaching the bow to a garment, each of said fastening elements being slidably engaged with a respective wing of the bow by wire stitching or the like to-prevent-damageto the vmaterial of the bow asl the jaws ofthefasteningclip are repeatedly opened and closed with continual use.

The foregoing objects, as well as additional objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent in the course of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a single length of substantially rectangular material from which the bow may be formed and which may comprise a length of lace mounted on a relatively heavy backing strip.

Fig. 2 is a rear View of the material of Fig. 1, showing the backing strip.

Fig. 3 is a' perspective view illustrating the initial folding operation in folding the bow.

Fig. 4 is a front plan view of the finished bow.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the bow and its attached fastening clip.

Fig. 6 is a rear plan view of the bow and fastening clip showing the enlarged head of each fastening element concealed from view by insertion within a slit in the rear layer of the bow.

Fig. '7 is a similar view showing each fastening element of the fastening clip completely exposed alternatively to the procedure of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken through the central portion of the three layered bow before wire stapling.

Fig. 9 is a similar view showing the partially 2 formed bow. afterwire stapling the central. portion. thereof.

Fig. l0 is asimilar view of thecompleted bow formed by securing a tie` piece or ribbon about the central portion ofv the bow, the wire. staple and the fastening clip being omitted for the lsake of clarity.

The. bow may be formed. from. any suitable material, but in the preferredernbodimentof. the invention, I employ lacemounted on. av relatively heavy backing strip such as grosgrairr ribbon or thelike.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail, l0 designates the elongated' rectangular stripwhich mayl comprise a facing ll of lace or. theA like and a relatively heavy backing. I2, such as grosgrain. The ends of strip. lil maybe trimmed with a binding I3 to prevent raveling and the ends are n'- wardly turned and'stitched together to form. the points of thebow, as shown at I4.

The initial step informing the bow isto fold each end portion of' strip IIJY about its central portion lb', as shown in Fig. 3 to forma front layer Illa and arear: layer Ille continuously therewith with points lllextending from each vertical fold line i5. The bow is then partially formed by folding or doubling over the three-layered, folded strip of Fig. 3 about its longitudinal axis at approximately the mid-point thereof, as shown at I6, and securing this latter fold preferably by means of a Wire stitch or staple Il passing through the three doubled-over layers Ia, lb and lila.

A clip I5 of any desired conventional type is used in order to removably secure the bow to a garment. In the preferred form, however, clip i8 comprises a pair of oppositely extending clamping jaws i9, each of which is actuated by an elongated pivoted lever or fastening element 20. Jaws i9 are opened when elements ZIJ are moved away from said jaws about their respective pivots and are closed when said elements are moved toward said jaws. Each element 2li is also formed with an enlarged head portion 2|.

Clip I8 is preferably secured to the partially formed bow in the condition illustrated in Fig. '7 by passing a wire stitch or staple 22 about each element 2U and through the two inner layers lb and Illc so as to conceal each staple 22 from view from the outside or front of the bow. Staples 22 also serve to maintain the configuration of the bow by securing together the inner layers lb and Hic. In addition, the use of staples 22 achieves a flexible, slidable engagement of each element 20 with a respective wing of the bow which is desirable because of the pivoted locking action of said elements. A distinct advantage is gained by this arrangement over conventional arrangements, using thread to fasten elements 2@ or their equivalents, since tearing of the thread is eliminated and inadvertent separation between the clip I8 'and the bow is prevented. The enlarged head portion 2| of each element 20 prevents said element from becoming disengaged from its respective wire staple 22.

After clip I8 has been secured to the bow in the above-described manner, the bow is completed by securing a tie-p-iece or ribbon 23 of any suitable material around the central portions of both the bow and the clip I8, as clearly shown in the drawings.

If desired, the enlarged head 2| of each ele-- ment 20 may be concealed from view by forming Vertical slits 24 in each wing of rear layer lc adjacent to and outwardly of each staple 22 and inserting said head therewithin to vbe retained between rear layer 10c and intermediate layer Ib, as shown in Fig. 6.

Since certain modifications may be made in the article of the invention, without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawing be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my-invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A decorative bow removably securable to womens garments, eaid bow comprising an elon.. gated strip of material folded at each end to dene an outer layer, an intermediate layer and an inner layer, said bow being doubled over about its longitudinal axis at approximately the midpoint thereof, a wire staple passing completely through said doubled over layers closely adjacent the bight thereof to partially shape said bow, a clip including a pair of oppositely extending fastening elements, additional wire lstaples extending transversely of said bow and located remote from said rst-mentioned wire staple and slidably engaging said fastening elements against the inner layer of said bow and a tie-piece eX- tending centrally around said bow and said clip.

2,. A decorative bow removably securable to womens garments, said bow comprising an elongated strip of material folded at each end to define an outer layer, an intermediate layer and an inner layer, said bow being doubled over about its longitudinal axis at approximately the midpoint thereof, a wire staple passing completely through said doubled over layers closely adjacent the bight thereof to partially shape said bow, a clip including a pair of oppositely extending fastening elements, each of said elements having an enlarged terminal portion, a substantially Vertical slit disposed near each end of said inner layer, each terminal vportion of a respective fastening element being inserted within a respective slit for concealment between said inner layer and said intermediate layer, an additional wire staple slidably engaging each fastening element against the inner layer of said bow and a tie-piece extending centrally around said bow adjacent a respective slit and said clip.

3. A decorative bow in accordance with claim l, said elongated stripv comprising a lace facing and a backing of relatively vheavy material.

4. A decorative bow in accordance with claim' 2, said elongated strip comprising a lace facing and a backing of relatively heavy material.

SOL HEAD.

REFERENCES ordinii The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

Sherman Jan. 4, 1938 

